The Little Prince, written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and published in 1943, tells the story of a pilot stranded in the Sahara Desert who meets a mysterious young prince from asteroid B-612. The prince recounts his journeys across several planets, each inhabited by peculiar adults—a king, a vain man, a drunkard, and a businessman—before arriving on Earth. There, he befriends a fox who teaches him that "what is essential is invisible to the eye." Through simple yet poetic prose, the novella explores themes of love, friendship, innocence, and the loss of childhood wonder. It remains one of the most translated and cherished books worldwide.
